Blue Bloods bid farewell to Deal with Williams‘ recurring character on Friday.
Williams — who died on June 12, 2023 at age 71 as the results of a visitors collision — performed Lenny Ross, one of the best buddy to Tom Selleck’s character, New York Metropolis Police Commissioner Francis “Frank” Reagan.
Through the third episode of the collection’ 14th and closing season, the present revealed that Lenny had died from most cancers. It was first revealed that he’d been recognized with most cancers throughout Williams’ closing look because the character final season.
Williams portrayed Lenny six instances over the course of the present, first showing in season 6 in 2016. His closing look got here in season 13, episode 20, titled “Irish Exits.”
Selleck’s character, Frank, honored his longtime buddy and former accomplice in the course of the household meal, expressing, “Lenny Ross was my oldest friend, my closest confidant, my getaway driver, and I lost him this week. And it hurts like hell.”
“But Lenny would hate it if we got all teary and quiet and sad,” Frank continued. “So Lenny: We’ll miss ya. And save me a seat at your table, and I’ll see ya on down the road.”
The present closed on a title card honoring Williams, which featured a photograph of him and Selleck in character, smiling with their arms over every others’ shoulders. The title card learn, “In memory of our great friend, Treat Williams. 1951-2023.”
In June 2023, Williams tragically misplaced his life in a motorbike accident in Vermont, when his car and a 2008 Honda SUV collided. Williams died after succumbing to extreme trauma and blood loss from the crash.
Household and shut pals paid their final respects at a personal funeral that very same month.
Williams’ closing position got here on the drama collection Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, by which he performed CBS government William Paley and husband to journal editor Barbara “Babe” Paley, performed by Naomi Watts.
ET spoke with Watts on the present’s premiere in January, and the actress mirrored on his reminiscence.
“It’s truly heartbreaking, because he had such gratitude for this role at this point in his life,” Watts shared. “I mean, we all did because the writing is so delicious… but Treat was just– He couldn’t believe it. Everyday he was like, ‘Oh my god, these words!'”
“In between the scenes that we were making, he just talked endlessly about how happy he was and about his beautiful family and his dogs and living in Vermont,” she shared. “It’s really horrible that he won’t get to see this and see us all celebrate his work.”
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